The Secrets of Hillsong

Name: The Secrets of Hillsong
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023-05-19
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Carl Lentz, Alex French, Dan Adler, Brian Houston, Bobbie Houston

ENDED1 Season4 Episodes★ 6.5

The Secrets of Hillsong is a documentary series on FX that premiered in 2023, ending after 1 season and 4 episodes.

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NetworkFX

First AiredMay 19, 2023

Last AiredMay 26, 2023

GenreDocumentary

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited States

ProductionScout Productions, Vanity Fair Studios

With fresh reporting and analysis from journalists, historians and policymakers, go beyond the sensational headlines and behind the velvet rope to examine the church's long pattern of covering up misconduct to protect itself.

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Cast

Carl Lentz

Self - Former Lead Pastor

Alex French

Self - Vanity Fair

Dan Adler

Self - Vanity Fair

Brian Houston

Self - Hillsong Church Founder (archive footage)

Bobbie Houston

Self - Hillsong Church Founder (archive footage)

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 4 episodes

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E1Church in the Wild

May 19, 202365m★ 6.3

In 2015, a young pastor named Carl Lentz lands in NYC to spread the Word of Hillsong, an ascendant Australian megachurch. But allegations of volunteer exploitation, racism, sexual abuse and homophobia explode. Lentz is fired and disappears until now.

E2The Prodigal Son

May 19, 202363m

In their first interviews since expulsion from the church, Carl and Laura Lentz guide viewers into the inner sanctum of Hillsong, detailing the building the church’s congregation and the response from church leadership when it deemed Carl a liability.

E3Sins of the Father

May 26, 202363m

As a group of international reporters examine Hillsong’s global network, it becomes clear that long before Carl Lentz’s transgressions, Hillsong’s founding father, Frank Houston, laid the groundwork for the church’s pattern of covering up misconduct with non-disclosure agreements and hush money. And his son, Brian Houston, has allegedly been trying to cover up his father’s predatory past for decades.

E4False Prophets

May 26, 202362m

Shortly after Carl Lentz’s expulsion from Hillsong, Brian Houston is formally charged with concealing his father’s crimes and banished from Hillsong after allegations of his own misconduct are made public. Carl, Laura and a multigenerational group of former Hillsong congregants examine the rubble and collectively attempt to answer the ultimate question: What do you do when you discover the shepherd is the problem?

About The Secrets of Hillsong

The Secrets of Hillsong is a documentary series on FX. The show first aired on May 19, 2023 and currently has 1 season and 4 episodes. The Secrets of Hillsong has ended. It has a rating of 6.5/10 based on 15 votes. The cast includes Carl Lentz, Alex French, Dan Adler, Brian Houston, Bobbie Houston.